diff --git a/ahk/_async/engine.py b/ahk/_async/engine.py
index 634e13b..eac2676 100644
--- a/ahk/_async/engine.py
+++ b/ahk/_async/engine.py
@@ -189,6 +189,27 @@ def add_hotstring(
                 warnings.warn(warning.message, warning.category, stacklevel=2)
         return None
 
+    def remove_hotkey(self, keyname: str) -> None:
+        def _() -> None:
+            return None
+
+        h = Hotkey(keyname=keyname, callback=_)  # XXX: this can probably be avoided
+        self._transport.remove_hotkey(hotkey=h)
+        return None
+
+    def clear_hotkeys(self) -> None:
+        self._transport.clear_hotkeys()
+        return None
+
+    def remove_hotstring(self, trigger: str) -> None:
+        hs = Hotstring(trigger=trigger, replacement_or_callback='')  # XXX: this can probably be avoided
+        self._transport.remove_hotstring(hs)
+        return None
+
+    def clear_hotstrings(self) -> None:
+        self._transport.clear_hotstrings()
+        return None
+
     async def set_title_match_mode(self, title_match_mode: TitleMatchMode, /) -> None:
         """
         Sets the default title match mode
diff --git a/ahk/_async/transport.py b/ahk/_async/transport.py
index 528f8c1..74027e2 100644
--- a/ahk/_async/transport.py
+++ b/ahk/_async/transport.py
@@ -362,6 +362,22 @@ def add_hotstring(self, hotstring: Hotstring) -> None:
                 warnings.warn(warning.message, warning.category, stacklevel=2)
         return None
 
+    def remove_hotkey(self, hotkey: Hotkey) -> None:
+        self._hotkey_transport.remove_hotkey(hotkey)
+        return None
+
+    def clear_hotkeys(self) -> None:
+        self._hotkey_transport.clear_hotkeys()
+        return None
+
+    def remove_hotstring(self, hotstring: Hotstring) -> None:
+        self._hotkey_transport.remove_hotstring(hotstring)
+        return None
+
+    def clear_hotstrings(self) -> None:
+        self._hotkey_transport.clear_hotstrings()
+        return None
+
     def start_hotkeys(self) -> None:
         return self._hotkey_transport.start()
 
diff --git a/ahk/_hotkey.py b/ahk/_hotkey.py
index d730408..40331d4 100644
--- a/ahk/_hotkey.py
+++ b/ahk/_hotkey.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import threading
+import time
 import warnings
 from abc import ABC
 from abc import abstractmethod
@@ -102,6 +103,38 @@ def add_hotstring(self, hotstring: Hotstring) -> None:
         # TODO: add support for adding IfWinActive/IfWinExist
         return None
 
+    def remove_hotkey(self, hotkey: Hotkey) -> None:
+        if hotkey._id not in self._callback_registry:
+            raise ValueError(f'Hotkey {hotkey.keyname!r} is not registered')
+        del self._hotkeys[hotkey._id]
+        self._get_callback_registry.cache_clear()
+        if self._running:
+            self.restart()
+        return None
+
+    def clear_hotkeys(self) -> None:
+        self._hotkeys.clear()
+        self._get_callback_registry.cache_clear()
+        if self._running:
+            self.restart()
+        return None
+
+    def remove_hotstring(self, hotstring: Hotstring) -> None:
+        if hotstring._id not in self._callback_registry:
+            raise ValueError(f'Hostring {hotstring.trigger!r} is not registered')
+        del self._hotstrings[hotstring._id]
+        self._get_callback_registry.cache_clear()
+        if self._running:
+            self.restart()
+        return None
+
+    def clear_hotstrings(self) -> None:
+        self._hotstrings.clear()
+        self._get_callback_registry.cache_clear()
+        if self._running:
+            self.restart()
+        return None
+
     def on_clipboard_change(
         self, callback: Callable[[int], Any], ex_handler: Optional[Callable[[int, Exception], Any]] = None
     ) -> None:
@@ -170,6 +203,13 @@ def start(self) -> None:
         dispatcher_thread.start()
 
     def stop(self) -> None:
+        assert self._running is True, 'Not running! Must be started first!'
+        assert self._dispatcher_thread is not None
+        for i in range(1, 6):
+            if self._proc is not None:
+                break
+            logging.debug(f'stop called before dispatched has started proc. Waiting for proc ({i}/5)')
+            time.sleep(0.2)
         assert self._proc is not None
         self._running = False
 
diff --git a/ahk/_sync/engine.py b/ahk/_sync/engine.py
index a4c12d3..bd82bfa 100644
--- a/ahk/_sync/engine.py
+++ b/ahk/_sync/engine.py
@@ -185,6 +185,27 @@ def add_hotstring(
                 warnings.warn(warning.message, warning.category, stacklevel=2)
         return None
 
+    def remove_hotkey(self, keyname: str) -> None:
+        def _() -> None:
+            return None
+        h = Hotkey(keyname=keyname, callback=_)  # XXX: this can probably be avoided
+        self._transport.remove_hotkey(hotkey=h)
+        return None
+
+    def clear_hotkeys(self) -> None:
+        self._transport.clear_hotkeys()
+        return None
+
+    def remove_hotstring(self, trigger: str) -> None:
+        hs = Hotstring(trigger=trigger, replacement_or_callback='')  # XXX: this can probably be avoided
+        self._transport.remove_hotstring(hs)
+        return None
+
+    def clear_hotstrings(self) -> None:
+        self._transport.clear_hotstrings()
+        return None
+
+
     def set_title_match_mode(self, title_match_mode: TitleMatchMode, /) -> None:
         """
         Sets the default title match mode
@@ -2693,6 +2714,7 @@ def image_search(
 
         if coord_mode is not None:
             args.append(coord_mode)
+
         resp = self._transport.function_call('AHKImageSearch', args, blocking=blocking)
         return resp
 
diff --git a/ahk/_sync/transport.py b/ahk/_sync/transport.py
index 3d68840..8b2ede2 100644
--- a/ahk/_sync/transport.py
+++ b/ahk/_sync/transport.py
@@ -343,6 +343,25 @@ def add_hotstring(self, hotstring: Hotstring) -> None:
                 warnings.warn(warning.message, warning.category, stacklevel=2)
         return None
 
+    def remove_hotkey(self, hotkey: Hotkey) -> None:
+        self._hotkey_transport.remove_hotkey(hotkey)
+        return None
+
+    def clear_hotkeys(self) -> None:
+        self._hotkey_transport.clear_hotkeys()
+        return None
+
+    def remove_hotstring(self, hotstring: Hotstring) -> None:
+        self._hotkey_transport.remove_hotstring(hotstring)
+        return None
+
+    def clear_hotstrings(self) -> None:
+        self._hotkey_transport.clear_hotstrings()
+        return None
+
+
+
+
     def start_hotkeys(self) -> None:
         return self._hotkey_transport.start()
 
diff --git a/tests/_async/test_hotkeys.py b/tests/_async/test_hotkeys.py
index 6e2b618..804252e 100644
--- a/tests/_async/test_hotkeys.py
+++ b/tests/_async/test_hotkeys.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 sleep = time.sleep
 
 
-class TestMouseAsync(IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+class TestHotkeysAsync(IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
     win: AsyncWindow
 
     async def asyncSetUp(self) -> None:
@@ -47,3 +47,23 @@ def side_effect():
             await self.ahk.key_press('a')
             await async_sleep(1)
             mock_ex_handler.assert_called()
+
+    async def test_remove_hotkey(self):
+        with mock.MagicMock(return_value=None) as m:
+            self.ahk.add_hotkey('a', callback=m)
+            self.ahk.start_hotkeys()
+            self.ahk.remove_hotkey('a')
+            await self.ahk.key_down('a')
+            await self.ahk.key_press('a')
+            await async_sleep(1)
+            m.assert_not_called()
+
+    async def test_clear_hotkeys(self):
+        with mock.MagicMock(return_value=None) as m:
+            self.ahk.add_hotkey('a', callback=m)
+            self.ahk.start_hotkeys()
+            self.ahk.clear_hotkeys()
+            await self.ahk.key_down('a')
+            await self.ahk.key_press('a')
+            await async_sleep(1)
+            m.assert_not_called()
diff --git a/tests/_async/test_keys.py b/tests/_async/test_keys.py
index 87650e0..7fa44c4 100644
--- a/tests/_async/test_keys.py
+++ b/tests/_async/test_keys.py
@@ -48,6 +48,26 @@ async def test_hotstring(self):
 
         assert 'by the way' in await self.win.get_text()
 
+    async def test_remove_hotstring(self):
+        self.ahk.add_hotstring('btw', 'by the way')
+        self.ahk.start_hotkeys()
+        await self.ahk.set_send_level(1)
+        await self.win.activate()
+        self.ahk.remove_hotstring('btw')
+        await self.ahk.send('btw ')
+        time.sleep(2)
+        assert 'by the way' not in await self.win.get_text()
+
+    async def test_clear_hotstrings(self):
+        self.ahk.add_hotstring('btw', 'by the way')
+        self.ahk.start_hotkeys()
+        await self.ahk.set_send_level(1)
+        await self.win.activate()
+        self.ahk.clear_hotstrings()
+        await self.ahk.send('btw ')
+        time.sleep(2)
+        assert 'by the way' not in await self.win.get_text()
+
     async def test_hotstring_callback(self):
         with unittest.mock.MagicMock(return_value=None) as m:
             self.ahk.add_hotstring('btw', m)
diff --git a/tests/_sync/test_hotkeys.py b/tests/_sync/test_hotkeys.py
index d0cece8..ec13a58 100644
--- a/tests/_sync/test_hotkeys.py
+++ b/tests/_sync/test_hotkeys.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 sleep = time.sleep
 
 
-class TestMouseAsync(TestCase):
+class TestHotkeysAsync(TestCase):
     win: Window
 
     def setUp(self) -> None:
@@ -44,3 +44,23 @@ def side_effect():
             self.ahk.key_press('a')
             sleep(1)
             mock_ex_handler.assert_called()
+
+    def test_remove_hotkey(self):
+        with mock.MagicMock(return_value=None) as m:
+            self.ahk.add_hotkey('a', callback=m)
+            self.ahk.start_hotkeys()
+            self.ahk.remove_hotkey('a')
+            self.ahk.key_down('a')
+            self.ahk.key_press('a')
+            sleep(1)
+            m.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_clear_hotkeys(self):
+        with mock.MagicMock(return_value=None) as m:
+            self.ahk.add_hotkey('a', callback=m)
+            self.ahk.start_hotkeys()
+            self.ahk.clear_hotkeys()
+            self.ahk.key_down('a')
+            self.ahk.key_press('a')
+            sleep(1)
+            m.assert_not_called()
diff --git a/tests/_sync/test_keys.py b/tests/_sync/test_keys.py
index b4be92a..f826940 100644
--- a/tests/_sync/test_keys.py
+++ b/tests/_sync/test_keys.py
@@ -47,6 +47,26 @@ def test_hotstring(self):
 
         assert 'by the way' in self.win.get_text()
 
+    def test_remove_hotstring(self):
+        self.ahk.add_hotstring('btw', 'by the way')
+        self.ahk.start_hotkeys()
+        self.ahk.set_send_level(1)
+        self.win.activate()
+        self.ahk.remove_hotstring('btw')
+        self.ahk.send('btw ')
+        time.sleep(2)
+        assert 'by the way' not in self.win.get_text()
+
+    def test_clear_hotstrings(self):
+        self.ahk.add_hotstring('btw', 'by the way')
+        self.ahk.start_hotkeys()
+        self.ahk.set_send_level(1)
+        self.win.activate()
+        self.ahk.clear_hotstrings()
+        self.ahk.send('btw ')
+        time.sleep(2)
+        assert 'by the way' not in self.win.get_text()
+
     def test_hotstring_callback(self):
         with unittest.mock.MagicMock(return_value=None) as m:
             self.ahk.add_hotstring('btw', m)